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Toplines - NUSA August 2024 Wisconsin

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National Survey of 1,099 Wisconsin Likely Voters
Conducted August 13-19, 2024, by Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA

 

1.     Biden Approval

 

27% Strongly approve

19% Somewhat approve

20% Somewhat disapprove

32% Strongly disapprove

  2% Not sure

 

2.     2020 Vote

 

47% Biden

46% Trump

  2% Other

  3% Didn't vote

  1% Not sure

 

3.     Likely 2024?

 

89% Very likely

  8% Somewhat likely

  2% Not very likely

  0% Not at all likely

  0% Not sure

 

4.     If the 2024 presidential election was held today, and the main candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

48% Harris

47% Trump

  2% Other

  2% Not sure

 

5.     If the 2024 candidates for president were Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel, West, Jill Stein and Chase Oliver, who would you vote for?

 

46% Harris

46% Trump

  4% Kennedy

  1% West

  1% Stein

  0% Oliver

  0% Other

  2% Not sure

 

Answered by 506 respondents who would vote for Kamala Harris:

 

6.     How enthusiastic are you about your vote for Kamala Harris, very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not very enthusiastic, or not at all enthusiastic?

 

71% Very enthusiastic

20% Somewhat enthusiastic

  4% Not very enthusiastic

  4% Not at all enthusiastic

  1% Not sure

 

Answered by 504 respondents who would vote for Donald Trump:

 

7.     How enthusiastic are you about your vote for Donald Trump, very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not very enthusiastic, or not at all enthusiastic?

 

68% Very enthusiastic

29% Somewhat enthusiastic

  2% Not very enthusiastic

  0% Not at all enthusiastic

  0% Not sure

 

8.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or for the Republican candidate?

 

48% Democrat

47% Republican

  6% Not sure

 

9.     For senate, would you vote for Democrat Tammy Baldwin or Republican Eric Hovde?

 

52% Baldwin

42% Hovde

  3% Someone else

  3% Not sure

 

10.  Tammy Baldwin has received an F- grade from the non-partisan think tank NumbersUSA for supporting illegal alien amnesty and votes against increased border security.  Does that make you more likely or less likely to support her?

 

27% More likely

46% Less likely

22% No difference

  5% Not sure

 

11.  When thinking about the elections for President, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  3% Not sure

  9% Violent crime

14% Border security

32% Economy

  8% Climate change

14% Abortion

  3% Global conflicts & war

  2% Education

10% Government corruption

  4% Other

 

12.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Kamala Harris?

 

34% Very favorable

14% Somewhat favorable

10% Somewhat unfavorable

39% Very unfavorable

  3% Not sure

 

13.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?

 

31% Very favorable

19% Somewhat favorable

  7% Somewhat unfavorable

42% Very unfavorable

  1% Not sure

 

14.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of JD Vance?

 

29% Very favorable

16% Somewhat favorable

  9% Somewhat unfavorable

35% Very unfavorable

11% Not sure

 

15.  Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Tim Walz?

 

30% Very favorable

15% Somewhat favorable

10% Somewhat unfavorable

34% Very unfavorable

10% Not sure

 

16.  Importance of inflation when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

62% Very important

25% Somewhat important

  9% Not very important

  3% Not at all important

  2% Not sure

 

17.  Importance of the economy when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

66% Very important

            24% Somewhat important

  7% Not very important

  2% Not at all important

  1% Not sure

 

18.  Importance of abortion when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

49% Very important

20% Somewhat important

18% Not very important

11% Not at all important

  2% Not sure

 

19.  Importance of illegal immigration when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

54% Very important

25% Somewhat important

14% Not very important

  6% Not at all important

  1% Not sure

 

20.  Importance of government corruption when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

62% Very important

25% Somewhat important

10% Not very important

  3% Not at all important

  1% Not sure

 

21.  Importance of education when considering who to vote for in the 2024 election.

 

48% Very important

36% Somewhat important

  9% Not very important

  7% Not at all important

  1% Not sure

 

22.  In general, have the immigration policies of the Biden administration been very successful, somewhat successful, somewhat unsuccessful or very unsuccessful?

 

13% Very successful

28% Somewhat successful

15% Somewhat unsuccessful

39% Very unsuccessful

  5% Not sure

 

23.  Would Kamala Harris’ immigration policies be better or worse than Joe Biden’s policies?

 

27% Better

34% Worse

29% About the same

10% Not sure

 

 

24.  When thinking about Former President Donald Trump’s presidency, were his immigration policies very successful, somewhat successful, somewhat unsuccessful or very unsuccessful?

 

35% Very successful

18% Somewhat successful

15% Somewhat unsuccessful

28% Very unsuccessful

  4% Not sure

 

25.  Would Donald Trump’s immigration policies be better or worse than Joe Biden’s policies?

 

48% Better

39% Worse

  7% About the same

  6% Not sure

 

26.  On the question of illegal immigration, is the government doing too much or too little to reduce illegal border crossings and visitor overstays?  Or is the level of action about, right?

 

10% Too much

59% Too little

20% About right

12% Not sure

 

 

27.  Some people claim that the millions of illegal immigrants who have come to the U.S. in the last four years has created a severe shortage of housing, forcing rent prices and house price to rise. Do you agree or disagree?

 

36% Strongly agree

23% Somewhat agree

18% Somewhat disagree

19% Strongly disagree

  5% Not sure

 

28.  Is the situation at the US-Mexico border a crisis?

 

60% Yes

29% No

12% Not sure

 

29.  How likely is it that the increased illegal immigration in the past few years was purposely allowed by the Biden administration?

 

39% Very likely

17% Somewhat likely

17% Not very likely

18% Not at all likely

  8% Not sure

 

30.  In general, would you support or oppose legislation to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and allow them to become permanent U.S. residents?

 

18% Strongly support

24% Somewhat support

14% Somewhat oppose

36% Strongly oppose

  8% Not sure

 

31.  Illegal immigration and border security are top issues for some Americans. Which aspect of illegal immigration and border security are most important to you?

 

31% Taxpayer resources going to immigrants here illegally

  9% Wage stagnation or depression

23% Crime

  7% Competition for working class jobs

  7% Sanctuary cities protecting criminal illegal aliens

24% Not sure

 

32.  Would you support or oppose a policy of deporting all illegal aliens?

 

34% Strongly support

19% Somewhat support

16% Somewhat oppose

25% Strongly oppose

  6% Not sure

 

33.  Would you support or oppose a policy of deporting all illegal aliens?

 

34% Strongly support

19% Somewhat support

16% Somewhat oppose

25% Strongly oppose

  6% Not sure

 

34.  If given a choice between two candidates, one of whom favored granting amnesty to illegal aliens and one of whom favored deporting all illegal aliens, which candidate would you vote for?

 

37% Amnesty candidate

49% Deportation candidate

14% Not sure

 

35.  In general, would you support or oppose legislation to give taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens?

 

  9% Strongly support

20% Somewhat support

19% Somewhat oppose

48% Strongly oppose

  5% Not sure

 

36.  Do you support having sanctuary cities in your state?

 

16% Strongly support

20% Somewhat support

12% Somewhat oppose

42% Strongly oppose

10% Not sure

 

37.  Do you support or oppose legislation to implement E-Verify, which would make it harder for businesses to hire illegal aliens?

 

38% Strongly support

28% Somewhat support

13% Somewhat oppose

12% Strongly oppose

  9% Not sure

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence